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Word: corkscrew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...Does it not seem that we have had enough of those upsidedown, corkscrew thinkers?" Louisiana's Russell Long asked. "Would it not appear that it might be well to take a B student or a C student who was able to think straight, compared to one of those A students who are capable of the kind of thinking that winds up getting a 100% increase in crime in this country?" After Roman Hruska finished with it, the argument even had a certain logic-if somewhat upside down and corkscrewed. "There are a lot of mediocre judges and people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court: A Seat for Mediocrity? | 3/30/1970 | See Source »

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